Robert Mitchum is outstanding in this film noir classic as a murderous, phony preacher who preys upon an innocent family in his search for $10,000 in stolen bank money. Shelley Winters and silent screen star Lillian Gish are equally outstanding in support and each will leave you deeply affected.
Directed by stage and screen actor Charles Laughton with cinematography by Orson Welles’ Stanley Cortez, see “The Night of the Hunter” in its original theatre format on the big screen.